Why does your dentist need to provide you with a dental filling when you have a cavity? While your teeth can recover from some damage, the effects of a cavity are permanent. What that means is the portion of a tooth affected by tooth decay is lost, and you will need something to help support that tooth. A dental filling made from composite resin can bond directly to your tooth, and occupy the space where your cavity occurred. This will offer structural support, but you also benefit from the appearance of the composite resin, which will look enough like your enamel to avoid calling attention to itself.
Why Your Dentist Chooses To Use Composite Resin Fillings
One benefit to a composite resin filling that patients can appreciate is that your restoration will blend in with your tooth. Metal fillings can have a more conspicuous appearance, and be a distraction when people spot them. The bond created through composite resin can also prevent the leaving of any space between the filling and the tooth. Those spaces can be inviting to oral bacteria.
How Delaying A Cavity Treatment Can Lead To Trouble For Your Tooth
If you wait too long to have your cavity addressed, the type of restorative dental care you need can change. Some cavities will do more damage than a filling can responsibly address. When this occurs, your dentist will need to prepare your tooth, and place a dental crown. Keeping up with routine dental visits can help you improve the chances any cavity that forms is found – and treated – before a crown is needed.
Visit Our Office in Baxter, MN!
Dr. Clinton L. Roberts and the friendly staff at Greenhaven Family Dental are happy to help you maintain a healthy and beautiful smile with a comprehensive approach to general dentistry. With years of training and experience in dental sleep medicine, Dr. Roberts is also adept at helping patients treat snoring and sleep apnea so they can rest more easily (and quietly). To learn more, or to schedule an appointment, call our office in Baxter, MN, today at (218) 454-0523. We proudly welcome patients from Brainerd, Little Falls, Staples, Crosby-Ironton-Deerwood, and all surrounding communities.